Lauryn Miller is the daughter of Alvin Miller, a former Kirkwood HS MO star athlete in basketball,football and track and field. Mr Miller went on to play football at Notre Dame.

Jayda Adams out of powerhouse program Mater Dei-CA is the younger sister of former USA U16 Team member Jordan Adams who also attended Mater Dei-CA, the HS also produced former USA U16 team members Kalena Mosqueda-Lewis and Katie Lou Samuelson and Alexyz Vialotama the most of any HS team in the country.

Florida basketball front man Kenny Kalina and others are disgruntled due to the fact that Rellah Boothe 6-2 2017 FL and other prospects from Florida did not make the USA U16 Team due to politics.